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June 17, 2025 38 mins

This week on the podcast, we're Han Solo but there's still a lot of news to share! We talk about research that shows how active transportation can reduce emissions even more than before, the ever growing fueling station, the "dark roof" lobby, and what is a third place really?

Below are the show notes with the items we discussed. 

Show Notes

Gas stations growing - New York Times

Emissions reductions from active transport - Transportation Research Part D

Traffic academy expands - News from the States

Dark roof lobby - The Guardian

What is a third place? - Eater

Supreme court permitting revolution - Heatmap

Commuter rail ridership is urban - Pedestrian Observations

Santa Monica airport over people - Fast Company

Bonus Items

LA gentrification lowers transit ridership - CalMatters

Ending race, gender DBE contracting by USDOT - Reuters

Chinese trucks switch to electric - Transport Topics

Housing costs delay medical treatment - Wisconsin Public Radio

Poll says residents want Metromover - Miami Herald

Bologna's mobility strategy - Eurocities

Miami to monitor home temps - WLRN

Using mushrooms as building materials - Ideastream Public Radio

Limiting car dimensions - Transport and Environment 

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